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{{short description|1971 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Buddha Mil Gaya
| image = Buddhamil.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = poster
| director = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| producer = L.B. Lachman
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Om Prakash]]<br />[[Navin Nischol]]<br />[[Deven Verma]]<br/>Archana
| music = [[R.D. Burman]]
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare
| editing = Das Dhaimade
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1971|4|15}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Buddha Mil Gaya''''' ({{lit|The old man is found}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1971|1971]] Hindi-language [[comedy thriller]] film, produced by L.B. Lachman and directed by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=17 July 1971 |title=Comedies with Crime Angel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7m4YAQAAIAAJ&q=Buddha+Mil+Gaya+old+man |magazine=Thought |page=20}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/buddha-mil-gaya-1971/article4414765.ece|title=Buddha Mil Gaya (1971)|website=[[The Hindu]]|author=Vijay Lokapally|date=14 February 2013|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/blast-from-the-past-buddha-mil-gaya-1971/53097.html|title=Blast From The Past: Buddha Mil Gaya (1971)|website=moneylife.in|author=Bhagyalakshmi Seshachalam|date=16 February 2018|access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>

The film stars [[Om Prakash]], [[Navin Nischol]], [[Deven Verma]], Archana, [[Sonia Sahni]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] and [[Lalita Pawar]]. The music is by [[R.D. Burman]] and the lyrics are by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].<ref name=":0" />

== Plot ==
Unemployed slackers Bhola ([[Deven Verma]]) and Ajay ([[Navin Nischol]]) come across a newspaper advertisement about a missing elderly gentleman ([[Om Prakash]]), whose estate is worth millions. They find him in the Hanging Garden Park in Bombay and decide to make him their paternal uncle. They take him to live with them in a rented apartment, which they cannot afford. This elderly man, Girdharilal ([[Om Prakash]]), takes an unusual interest in Ajay's girlfriend, Deepa (Archana). While Bhola and Ajay try to find ways and means of getting rich by turning Girdharilal in, a number of horrific homicides are committed, all against former business associates of Girdharilal, and the clues all point toward the hapless duo.

== Cast ==
*[[Navin Nischol]] - Ajay
*[[Deven Verma]] - Bhola
*Archana - Deepa
*[[Sonia Sahni]] - Mona
*[[Om Prakash]] - Girdharilal Sharma
*[[Aruna Irani]] - Parvati
*[[Lalita Pawar]] - Deepa's paternal grandmother
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] - Jhunjhunwala
*[[M. B. Shetty]]
*Brahm Bhardwaj - Bhagat
*[[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] - Nirmala Sharma

== Music ==

The lyrics were written by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] and the music was given by [[Rahul Dev Burman]].
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| "Aayo Kahan Se Ghanshyam"
| [[Manna Dey]], Archana
|-
| "Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayi"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Bhali Bhali Si Ek Surat"
| [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Jiya Na Laage Mora"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Mai Buddho Lambo Lambo"
| [[Manna Dey]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0244443|Buddha Mil Gaya}}

{{Hrishikesh Mukherjee}}

[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]

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